Still not a fan of Greer Garson, and - as romantic as it is - it's got a particularly grim second half.
read more'Retief!' - Book Review
Keith Laumer's James Bond-like politician and his many farcical stories.
read more'Nginx and HAProxy Cipher Suites' Presentation for TLUG
An update of my Cipher Suites for Web Servers and HAProxy, presented at the Toronto Linux Users Group.
read more'The Good Place,' Season 1 - TV Review
Light-weight but entertaining comedy about the afterlife.
read more'American Gods' - TV Review, two episodes
Gaiman's problematic book is sunk by a bad script.
read moreMetros: Toronto, Tokyo, and Seoul
A pointless blog entry that lets me collect several metro maps in one place.
read more'The Forever War' - Book Review
Near light speed travel finds soldiers returning from war unable to adjust to a home world where generations have passed. And the war itself just carries on ...
read more'Baby Driver' - Movie Review
Weirdly fascinating, but becomes less and less believable from a dubious start.
read moreClose-out, return, and assessment
The Edo Tokyo Museum, and the return to Toronto.
read moreCabinet of Curiosities, and the Curiosity that it Tokyo
The Imperial Enclosure and its gardens and the cabinet of curiosities that is Intermediatheque.
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